Frank won’t run for reelection
Facing the possibility of a difficult reelection, US Representative Barney Frank, known for his liberal views, wit and irascibility, said he would not run for another term.
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The (new) old girls’ network
The SheEOs, a diverse network of female CEOs in Boston, offer insight and support for women who want to build their own businesses.
Juliette Kayyem
Paranoia on the high seas
Cruise ships are very safe — but facts can’t stop an overboard imagination.
Judge rejects $285m SEC-Citigroup agreement
A federal judge in New York cited a need for truth about the financial markets in rejecting the settlement.
Dan Shaughnessy
A power struggle on Yawkey Way?
It seems that Ben Cherington likes Gene Lamont as the next manager for the Red Sox and Larry Lucchino prefers Bobby Valentine.
Egyptians vote for first time since uprising
Egyptians turned out in long lines at voting stations today in their nation’s first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster.
Woman alleges long affair with Cain
A Georgia woman said today she and Herman Cain had a 13-year extramarital affair, an allegation the Republican candidate denied.
“I don’t have to pretend to be nice to people I don’t like.”
Barney Frank, on not seeking reelection
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Columnists
Metro
Feds to seek more charges against Catherine Greig
Federal prosecutors notified a judge today that they will seek additional charges against James “Whitey” Bulger’s girlfriend, Catherine Greig, within the next few weeks.
Business
Tiered health plans cutting costs, restricting options
The popularity of health insurance plans that limit where patients can receive care is on the rise, but some hospitals say patients on tiered plans are sometimes denied specialized care.
Politics
Family ties prove thorny for Tierney
The legal saga of the Boxford-bred Eremian brothers might have attracted little notice if not for the fact that their sister is Patrice Tierney, wife of US Representative John F. Tierney.
Nation & World
2 NATO peacekeepers wounded in Kosovo, 23 injured
A German NATO officer and a soldier were shot and wounded and some 23 Austrian and German soldiers injured in clashes with Serb protesters in northern Kosovo.
Sports
Could Gene Lamont emerge as Red Sox manager?
Inside the search process, there is a philosophical tug-of-war going on, and team owner John Henry will be the one to decide it.
Health and wellness
G Force
Brotherly love and support
The Schusters have donated more than $5 million to Brigham and Women’s, much of which will go to the hospital’s new Schuster Transplant Center and Transplant Research Center.
Arts
MUSIC REVIEW
Guns N’ Roses goes the distance
Axl Rose’s moves might not be what they once were, but he didn’t lack for energy at the DCU Center.
Opinion
“I just have to accept that Disney did not create an eighth dwarf named Paranoid.”
Juliette Kayyem, on the relative safety of cruise ships
Ideas
With quantum computing, today’s researchers are trying to perform a sort of jujitsu.
Joshua Rothman